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The Shriners Have Arrived In South Africa
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/03/South-African-Shrine-Club Mar 28, 2023After months of planning, 10 Master Masons from South Africa were initiated into Shriners International, creating the first Shrine Club in South Africa and on the African continent.
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Shriners Help Children in Middle East
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/02/Shriners-at-Cyprus-Outreach Mar 07, 2023Members of the Shriners International fraternity assisted at the Shriners Children's outreach clinic held in Cyprus.
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Vintage Mechanical Shriners Parade
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1945-Mechanical-Shriners-Parade May 18, 2022In May of 1945, a mechanical Shriners parade was installed in the Shrine room at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia.
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The First Thousand Shriners
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/First-Thousand-Members May 18, 2022One of the oldest artifacts of the fraternity is a book of the first 1,000 Shriners’ membership records, all whom were members of the Mecca temple (chapter) in New York City.
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History of Patient Education at Shriners Children's
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Patient-Education-History May 18, 2022Since its establishment, Shriners Children’s has made an effort to ensure its patients keep up with their schoolwork.
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Shriners International Welcomes Two New Chapters
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/08/Shriners-International-Welcomes-Two-New-Chapters Aug 01, 2023Two new Shriners International chapters – one in Brazil and one in Lebanon – receive charters, creating a fraternity milestone.
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A Shriner's Story
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2021/07/Patients-Dad-Gets-His-Fez Jul 27, 2021Toddler accidentally burned by hot tea and treated at Shriners Children's Boston leads to his father's journey to become a Shriner.
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Walter M. Fleming, Cofounder of Shriners International
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Walter-M-Fleming-Cofounder May 24, 2022Walter M. Fleming, M.D. is considered to be the cofounder of Shriners International.
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Bahia Shriners Awards Scholarship to Shriners Children's Florida Patient
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/03/Bahia-Scholarship Mar 27, 2023For the first time since its inception, Bahia Shriners Annual Scholarship Program proudly presented its 2023 scholarship award to a Shriners Children’s patient.
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Mecca Shriners Focus on Family, Fun and Fellowship
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2024/01/Mecca-Shriners-Family-Fun-and-Fellowship Jan 31, 2024We recently spoke with Mecca Shriners Potentate Anthony Ruffini about the chapter's focus on Family, Fun and Fellowship.